Chacon (1918)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Chacon, MV Chacon |
| Namesake | Cape Chacon Alaska |
| Ordered | 1918 |
| Builder | Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched | 1918 |
| Completed | 1918 |
| In service | 1918-1937 |
| Out of service | 1937 |
| Homeport | Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Identification | 215992 |
| Fate | Lost at Sea |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cannery tender |
| Displacement | 53 long tons (54 t) Gross |
| Length | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Draft | Unknown |
| Depth of hold | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Single Screw Propeller |
| Complement | 6 |
Chacon was a 65 ft (20 m) commercial vessel built in Tacoma Washington by Johnson and Waughbo in 1918. Built for service in Ketchikan Alaska as a cannery tender and tug boat, Chacon was powered by an 85 hp Frisco Standard gasoline engine.
Chacon was originally owned by the Sawyer and McKay Company, owners of several fish traps near Ketchikan.[1] Chacon was later sold to Ed J. Williams [2] and operated as a mail and passenger boat. On April 13, 1937, Chacon was lost at sea in a gale at Cape Mudge. Her crew of six were rescued.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Many New Fishing Vessels are Launched". Pacific Motor Boat. Seattle, Washington. April 1, 1918. hdl:2027/nyp.33433069082836. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ Annual Fifty-First Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States (PDF) (Report). Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1936.
- ^ Alaska State Library Historical Collections - Juneau p. 34 http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/docs/ms010/ms10_juneau_historical_subjects_files_Mc&M.pdf
Further reading
[edit]- [https://books.google.com/books?id=tHNaAAAAYAAJ&dq=chacon+cannery+tender&pg=RA3-PA106 Advertisement from 1919 issue of Pacific Motor Boat Magazine shows a picture of Chacon.
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